The Sun. — London, England, 1864-06-18 00:00:00

OYAL ITALIAN OPERA, English statesman ! Aft er thi s l ong s il ence to It Covent-garden. which all through this session (until now) There will In next week be five opera nights, viz.. Monday, Tuesday. Thursday, Friday, and .:•aterday. the Lords and Commons have alike con- Mdlle. Adelina Patti, Madame Didiee ; M. Faure, Signor Graziani, and signor 3 14ri0. strained themselves—the u tt er a nce o f even THIS EVENING (Saturday), June 18, will be performed , hesye few e Go,nod's Opera, FAUST E MARGHERITA. Mdr. herita, '''' y llables by Lord DERBY co m es to us, Mdi. e. Adelina Patti, being her third appearance in that one and all, as an inexpressible relief. Uttered at character in Encrland ; Siebe , Madame Didiee ; Marta, Mdlle. Anese ; Mefisto ee, M. Faure; Vale tino, Signor length, as the plain truth has now been, and uttered Gr. ztanl ; Wagner. signor Tagliafice ; and Faust, Signor Mario. thus for us all at last trumpet-tongued—it seems Conductor, Mr. Costa. Commence at half past Eight. as if we could, with some sense of comfort, at length breathe again. Far, these words of Lord DERBY'S, are they not expression of the thoughts that have been burning in our hearts almost uninterruptedly ever since the meeting ofParliament ? And now, at length, not only are they uttered, but they are uttered as the Earl of DERBY alone could so have uttered them. What was the view taken by the noble Earl, even we may go so far as to say expressly and pointedly in his capacity as Leader of the Opposi tion—What even expressly, in that capacity, was the I view taken by Lord DERBY o f t h e claim hitherto belonging to the Government, the distinct and positive claim of Ministers to the discretionary silence of the Lords and Commons, to the patient postponement of debate by the Oppo sition ? It was no less generous, frank, and manly than the following :--" I conceive," said the noble Earl last evening, "that the principle is, that while matters are in progress—while the Govern ment are engaged in negotiations, it is not the duty of Parliament to interfere, with imper fect information, by advice or vote." Nay, yet further, he remarked, "I am of opinion that her MAJESTY'S Government must be left in all matters of this kind with the exclusive responsibility for the course and issue of that negotiation ; and I hope I may take this opportunity of stating, with earnest anxiety, that if I have refrained during the whole of the session, as I have refrained, from expressing any opinion or putting any question, from raising any partial discussion—a course which I think is greatly to be deprecated—that abstinence on my part has not been, nor must it be supposed to pro ceed, from indifference, or still less from approval of the course pursued by the Government." Plain words! Bat, plainerstill were those that followed:— "Whatever temptations I may have felt toenter upon a partial discussion of the state of Europe, and more especially of that connected with the Danish ques tion, which keeps this country in a state of feverish anxiety from day to day, I have laid down for my self a rule from which I have not shrunk and will not shrink —namely, that while matters are in the present state I will not afford the slightest excuse for any man to say that by ar ' , thing I leave said or done I have in the slightest degree embarrassed or impeded the action of the Government." Pretty nearly what we ourselves had remarked in other words, as recently as the evening before last, in regard to the course pursued by the Conservative Opposition. "I will leave to them"—said Lord DERBY, that is, to the Government—" as I apprehend it is the constitutional duty of Parlia ment to do—the whole and undivided responsi. bility of the course which they have pursued, and the condition to which they have brought the hon our of the country. But"--mark this !—" at the same time I will say it appears to me that the time mast be approaching when this transition state must be brought to a close. It cannot be long —a few days must decide whether the Conference will succeed in promoting peace, and above all an hon ourable peace, for this country, FOR DEARLY AS I LOVE PEACE I LOVE HONOUR MORE." It was not simply that "cheering" followed these words— the effect produced by them was that of profound sensation. Heart-moving in themselves, they were delivered by the Earl of DERBY in his very weightiest—with an emphasis of the most impres sive description. Yes !—peace if yon will, peace if you can, peace if in any way passible. But—beyond all things—Honour! The feeble echo of these sen timents by Earl RUSSELL, in half-a-dczsn words, later on in the evening, will be of no avail, we take it, towards mixigating in the slightest imaginable degree the general estimate of the latter's policy in regard to Denmark. That policy has notoriously from first to last, all through these miserable negotiations, had no reference whatever to the supreme responsibility de volving upon the Foreign Secretary at such crises the supreme responsibility, that is, of holding sacred, at all hazards, the chastity of the national honour ! It is sufficiently startling and certainly very suggestive, the contrast thrust upon the national consideration by, on the one hand, the haughty and patriotic sentiments uttered last evening by Lord DERBY, and on the other, this wavering, fluctuating, chameleon policy of Earl RUSSELL'S, a policy of concession, of hesitation, of weakness, apparently of timidity, certainly of compromise. Pit tickets, 7s. ; amphitheatre sta Is, 10s. 6d., 75., and ss. ; ii mphitheatre,:2o. 6d. Boxes, stalls, and tickets may be had at the box-offic under the portico of the theatre, which is open from ten to five, and at the principal musicsellers' and librarians'. ifHE ATRE ROYAL HA YM ARKET.- sole Lessee and Manager, Mr, Buckstone. THIS EVENING. THE BALANCE OF CO3IFORT. Mr. Howe and Miss L. Angel. After which, DAVID GARRICK. Messrs. Sothern, Chippendale, Buckstone, Rogers, Clark, %V eathersby, &c. ; Mesdames Snowden, Nelly Moore, Fitzwilliam. Followed by (for the 6th time) LORD DUNDREARY 3IARRIED AND DONE FOR. To coneude with AN UNLUCKY MORTAL. Mr. Wm. Farren and Miss M. Harris. Commence at 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. Fechter. Last 7 Nights of Hamlet and the present Season. Mr. FECHTER will perform HAMLET THIS EVENING (Saturday). Claudius, Mr. Emery; Polonius, Mr. John Brougham; Ghost, Mr. G. Jordan: Laertes, Mr. C. Vanden hefl Horatio, Mr. J. G. Shore ; First Gravedigger, Mr. H. Widdicomb ; Osric, Mr. F. Charles ; Messrs. W. M'lntyre, F. Morton, Raymond, Moreland, Clifford, Edmonds, yVall bank, Collett ; Ophelia, Miss Kate Terry ; Actress, Miss M Henrade ; and Gertruie, Miss Elaworthy. The Scenery painted by Mr. W. Telbin. Notice.—The doors open at half-past 7, and Hamlet COM liences at 8. Box Office open daily from Eleven o'clock till Five. iItOYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.-- Sole Lesee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING will be . performed a new and original Drama, by t. Slous, Esq. , e ntitled LIGHT AND SHADOW. 31r. D. Muray, D. Fisher, J. W. Ray, J. Nelson, &c.; Miss Stafford and ),ilss Caroline Carson. After which, THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. Louis a nd Fabien dei Franchi , Mr. Vining ; Chateau Renaud, Walter Lacy. NW THEA PRE-KO YAL, ADELPIII. SJle Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, THE DEAD HEART: Robert Landry (his original character), Mr. Benjamin Webster, ,uppo ted by Messrs. A. Stirling, J. L. Toole, T. Stuart, eaul Bedford, Bdlington ; Miss Woolgar (Mrs. Alfred Mellon), Miss Kelly, Lc. To emaclude with TETE AREA BELLE : Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, K. Itonier, Miss Woolgar, and Mrs. H. Lewis. Commence at 7. 110YAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, under the Management of Mr. B. WEBSTER. Crowded with rank and fashion.— The highly successful new Comedy, by Dien Boncicault ,lisq., every Evening. Ea- engagement of those ce ebrated and popular artistes, Mr, ant Mrs. Charles Mathews. Amongst the artists engaged will be found the popular names of Mr. Benjamin Webster, Mr. Charles Mathews. Mr. Frank Matthews, Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. P4ul Bedford, Mr. F. Kobinson, Mr. Ashley ; Mrs. Chas. Mathews, Miss Herbert, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss H. Simms, Miss A. Cottrell, Miss Fanny Josephs, Miss Patti Josephs, Miss Wentworth, and Mrs. Stirring. EVERY EVENING, at 7, A DAY AFTER THE WEDDING. Miss Herbert. At a quarter before 8, an entirely new and oritzinal Comeiy, in 5 acts, by Dion Boucicault, entitled THE FOX CHACE. Characters by Mr. Charles Mathews, Mr. Frank Matthews, Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. F. Robinson, Mr. Ash ey, Mr. W. Cbam er laine ; Mrs. Chas. Mathews, Mrs. Frank Matthews, and Miss Henrietta:Simms. At 10, by particular desire, COOL AS A CUCUMBER. Mr. Charles Mathews. To conclude with SHAKE HANDS : Mr. J. Clarke; Miss Fanny Josephs. . _ It is said, on the high authority of the unknown philosopher, to whom we owe oar proverbs, that " no news is good newt," and there is undoubtedly a good deal of truth in that sententious statement. 11l news travels fast and generally lcses nothing in the journey, so that, if we do not hear of any parti cular news from a distant quarter, we may conclude that there is at least no great catastrophe to tell. Nu one would forget to mention a conflagration or an earthquake, and it would be quite impossible to overlook an Invasion or a mutiny, so that if dullness be the chief complaint we may reasonably congratu late ourselves and the grumblers on having no worse evil to contend against. On these grounds it is satisfactory to find so dull a budget of intelligence "tiling to us from India. It speaks well for the prospects of trade, for the progress of improvement, for the Pacification of the frontier and the content of the native Population. A thermometer at 105 degrees Fahrenheit in the shade is certainly not conducive to mental or physical activity ; but never theless had there be en grounds for une as i ness or ' dissatisfaction we should probably have heard of them, despite the weather. Notwithstandi n g a ll that has been done and is doing in India, th ere i s still enough accumulation of neglected work to occupy all the seasons, and we are not surprised to find the Viceroy directing his attenti on to a work, of all others, the most needed in th e hot season. Sir JOHN L AWREN CE has occu pying himself, been in his jo urney up to t h e hills, with the conditi on o f the Ganges cana l. H e h as been holding consulta tions with the principal engineers engaged i n i t, and it has b een d ec id e d not t o turn the water off until after the rains—a decision which has given general satisfaction, and certainly appears to be the wisest during the su mmer mont h s . The d.ifficulty was the fear of the masonry being undermined by the rapidity of the current, but this can be avoided by the constructi on o f new locks--a course which will put some obstacles in the way of navigation, bat irrigation is the first necessity in a famine parched land like India. It is quite consistent with Sir JOHN LAWRENCE'S character that he should at once apply himself to the supervision of this matter. It is a painful rt flection that thousands of lives have been Sacrificed to the famine produced by drought and scarcity in parts of India since our rule, which might have been saved had we earlier applied our resources to the improvement of the means of cm munication and the extension of water-works. The surprising results of the works et the delta of the Godavery more than confirmed the meat sanguine expectations, but the same fatal spirit of routine an d indifference which has so long clogged the Commence at 7. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Manager, Mr. W. H. Swanborougb. THIS EVENING, DEAF AS A POST. Mr. Thorne. Followed by THE MAID OF HONOUR. Miss Ada Bwanborough. After which, MAZOURKA. Messrs. Honey, James, Fenton, Turner, &c. ; Misses Marie Wilton, Simpson, &c. To conclude with TIMOTHY TO THE RESCUE. Mr. T. Thorne. Commence at 7. 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Tan D.Lit.—Morning, 12h. 26m.—Afternoon, 12h. 50m. r o - moßaow.-Morning, lh. 14.12.—Afternoon. lh. 40ra. stite i 42„, LONDON, SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 1864. The nation' late) est certain to be taken in the Par liamentary proceedings of law night, will, to-day, we should imagine, be pretty equally divided between the Lords and C.3=1110129. A brief but soul-stirring speech in the Peers from the lip 3 of the g rea t est Parliamentary Orator living, the It 3.1 of D ERBY ! A huge division in the Commons—balanced to such a nicety that the result amounted to all bat a defeat of the Government! The Earl of DERBY'S speech last evning in tho House of Lords will—or sire are very much mistaken —awake on echo in the hearts of Englishmen of all ptrties and of all sections of parties indiscriminately. And this because the noble earl, leader cf the Conservative Opposition though he is, spoke not in the least as a party man, not in the least es a party leader, but purely, simply, solely from his brave, large heart, from his c'e?.r, bright intellect, in manliast words of piercing and burning eloquence, as an Englishman, as an THE SUN, LONDON; SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 18, 1864. path of Indian progress has retarded their comple• tion. It should be one of the first objects with all Indian officials at home and abroad to supply all parts of India with water, end the magnificent rivers which flow through our dominions ought to render such a task by no means formidable to English en terprise and engineering skill. We need not wonder at the apparent strangeness of the delay, since the City of Palaces itself has never been able to boast a good supply of water, so that the very officials whose supineness is complained of must have shared the inconvenience. India is a country where abuses flourish in respectable antiquity, and if oppression has not "grown sacred in its venerable wrong," as the poet tells us of ante-revolutionary France, other evils scarcely less formidable have done so. Now, however, a more energetic spirit is I infused into the dolce far niente existence dear to Anglo Indians. The new Viceroy is no friend to wrongs, however venerable, and has no mercy for idlers, however much tempted. He has kept steadily at his post, and has kept other people at theirs, doing so much work himself that no subor dinate could complain of increased labour. So as complaints must be made, it has been discovered that the new Governor-General is parsimonious —a very safe fault for a Governor-General in a country like India! Another serious crime is his dislike of un necessary pomp and state, and great was the amaze ment felt and expressed when the Viceroy rode into Simla on horseback without any gorgeous retinue, like any private gentleman. Sir JOHN LAWRENCE is too well versed in native ways to carry this simplicity too far, and when necessary we do not doubt he will assume whatever increase of dignity extraneous aids can give him, but for ordinary occasions this total absence of pretensions is not without its moral. The native chiefs must learn that oar supremacy depends on something more than jewelled robes or courtly retinues; they must under stand that we do not depend on such adjuncts for power,or dignity,orposition. ButAnglo•lndians have probably something also to learn, and it will be well if the Governor succeeds in introducing a more English tone into the life of his countrymen, in making them look on India as a field for the dis play of those qualities which have made our coun try great, and our colonies fortunate, not a mere " Tom Tiddler's Ground" to pick up money, nor a stage to play the part of king or chieftain, but the sphere for an Englishman's working energies. To live at Rome as the Romans do may be very good advice when given to a traveller passing a few idle months in the country, but if the traveller were tegislating for Rome, and was to follow his profes sion there, he might naturally be supposed to in fluence its mode of living instead of being influ enced by it. In matters of diet and other questions of prudence it would be sometimes well to follow the native example a little more closely, but pomp and extravagance, however dear to the hangers-on of native princes, are not consonant with the cha racteristics of an active and intelligent English man. It is matter for congratulation that Sir JOHN LAWRENCE has passed through his first months at Calcutta unscathed, and has now reached Simla, after a journey in which he was everywhere received with the greatest cordiality. In some places the villages were illuminated in his honour As yet he has happily fulfilled all the auguries o: his being the "right man in the right place," and we may hope, under his supervision, to see some of the long arrears of much needed public reforms and improvements c;eared up. But how many more sacrifices does Sir CHARLES \VooD require to satisfy the Moloch of routine beforo he will con- sent to the removal of the seat of Government to some less perilous situation ? It was in the middle of last season that the busy world of fashion was frightened from its propriety by learning of the sudden death of one of the slaves of the needle. Many thousands perish in conse quence of the fearful pressure that is put upon them in order to accomplish a given amount of work in as brief a space as possible; but the fact of this victim dying in harness, as it were, natu rally struck conviction to the startled mind, and made the thoughtless hear it. The worst of all this undue excitement is, that people are too prone to let the whole affair become a nine days , wonder, and thus go on as bad as before. At all events, the subject has not been allowed to drop, for Lord CARNARVON has called attention to it in the House of Lords. The Government had promised that a Commission should inquire into the state of work rooms, more especially with a view to their venti lation. Lord CARNARVON very properly complained that nothing had been seen of the result of these labours, though more than a year had elapsed since the distressing incident had callel public attention to the topic. His Lordship also alludel to the suf ferings which were experienced by tailors, and hoped that some sanitary regulations might be en forced with regard to them. It was very neces sary that before the close of the session something should be known about the matter. It is satisfac- , tory that Lord GRANVILLE was able to state that this very desirable request would be acceded to ; but, at the same time, there seems great reason in what Lord SHAFTESB URY remarked relative to the time that had elapsed before the report was furnished He said that it was to be regretted that the Corm missioners had withheld the report upon the mili ners and dressmakers in order to get further infor mation upon the needlewomen and slopwomen of the East of London. That information was doubt less requisite in its way, but considering the extent and magnitude of the evils that exist in the West end, uo one can fail to concur with the noble lord in the expression of his regret that the report had not been presented at the beginning of the session, as it might have been, and then " Parliament might have legislated to meet a great and crying evil which was to be remedied by sanitary rather than by other regulations." There is always some.. thing of this sort to deplore and deprecate, when any particular case of suffering calls for class legis lation and extensive interference. So much is sud denly discovered that it is absolutely necessary to find out, so many inquiries must be made, that the time consumed is something dreadful to contem plate, when it is remembered that health is at stake, and that life and death tremble in the balance while this they adjudicate the diffi cu lti es an d a dj ust the differ ence of the question. It i s sa d t o re fl ect that during gay season the ruin of c o n s tit u ti ons i s b e i ng effected, that the close rooms and constant employ ment at u n h ea l t h y avocat i ons are sapping the strength, an d that in wearing out in youth th e energ i es happier circumstances, and with preserving Care, might have flourished un impaired until a green old . age. There could have b een no actual necessity for delaying and allowing th e mon th s o f Pass by W i t h out i mproving them. However, "Better late th an never " is a wise adage of session to all this ti me, ttihmie..hsi sionou re-d reputation, and let us hope that next year will see a total change in the management of the work-room generally, and th at all private and par. ticu larclaims will be made to give way to the pri mary and important question of health. We have he opinion of so excellent an authority as Lord SHAFTESBURY to vouch for the zeal and ability that nava been displayed by the Commission in the pur suit of their arduous task, and therefore there is good ground for expecting that the subject has been grappled with in a competent manner, and that there will dawn at last a ray of hope on the dark• ened toil of that much-efflic-ed 'race, the needle women and apprentice. It is a disuse:, to all civil isation, a blot on our refinement, and a scandal on our benevolence that for so long a period these 4 ' crying evils," as Lord SHAF7ESBURY has aptly de nominated them, should have been rebuked to exist without a remedy. The indiffarecce which has been so strikingly manifested was repulsed in stirring words by a master mind. II is many years since HOOD addressed this impreEsive language to the hosts of unthinking individuals who cared only for the work and thought nothic; of the worker— "It is not linen you're wearing out, But human ere itures'liv,s." This outburst of genuine feeling was warmly applauded at the time, but what EfftcL did it produce. How many toil-worn, ground down fellow-mortals have sine passed to GOD'S judgment seat to bear witness to the cruelty and cold-heartedness of their bret]ren on the earth. It is a distressing picture to dwell upon, and there- fore people adopt the easiest ?lan, they put it aside; but those who suffer their mines to figure as the patrons of charitable instititions, and do their best or rather their worst to propagate the ills of the sempstress or the tailor are deceivers in the truest sense of the term. Now that the ques tion has been again mootee, it is to be trusted that attention will be drawn to it, and that some remedial measures will be doised. Lord SHAFTES BURY gave a practical hint, wren he remarked that if the " Legislature had wislom enough to pass good sanitary laws, and compel their adoption by a system of inspectorship, the burden upon the taxesnt h f r dt h sn h countryte would be reduced by at least. ° course of the next five years." This is perfecctly tru e , an d perhaps this aspect of the question may attr ac t t h e attent i on of those who otherwise would have let it alone. "he fiscal cone sideration will be thought of when the claims of justice and the voice of charity may plead in vain. " The tender for another's pain, the unfeeling for his own," is often verified with too mich exactitude. There exists, then, every inducemew to enforce the subject of the needlewomen of Loadon upon the attention of the Legislature, ani the time has surely come when the question will meet with due regard. The right-minded must Mint that they did iucur a very fearful responsibilty if they any longer neglect the call of suffering humanity, which from many a crowded room and many a bed of sickness exhorts them to lead their aid and provide a remedy. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. LREUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] Her Majesty's Theatre. SIGNOR ARDITI'S CONCERT. , This popular composer gave a grand morning concert yesterday at her Majesty's Theatre, and, as might have been expected, the horse was crowded with a brilliant and fashionable audience. The programme was long and sufficiently varied to ea chain the attention despite its length. It opened with a selection from Rossini's erauiite " Stabat Mater," in which Madame Lemniens-Sherrington, Mdlle. Titiens, with Signori Gareoni and Giuglini took part. Then followed Beethoven's magnificent overture " Leonora," and a selection from " Robert le Diable," and some miscellaneoas music, in which the concert giver's compositions naturally occupied a prominent place. Signor Giuglini has long since made the charming Romanza " Celli Nativi" popu lar, and it lost none of its wonted Effect when he sang it yesterday. A duet, "Il desio," also one of Signor Arditi's compositions, was sung for the first time by Madame Sherrington and Mdlle. Trebelli. Mdlle. Titiens, who was in excellent voice, sang " L'Ardita" with so much success that a shower of bouquets accompanied the applause. The concert was rich in instrumentalists, for Madame Ara bella Goddard played Mendelssohn's concerto in G minor with her usual taste, and took part in a duet for violin and pianoforte with Mr Carrodus, which was of a very high order, and the more effective from not being too long. Miss Georgi and Miss Constance Georgi obtained the only encore in a duet from Auber's charming opera "Les Diamons de la Couronne," and the compliment was certainly well deserved. A seleo- tion from "Don Giovanni" was well sung by some of the junior performers, and the last feature in the long programme was a selection from Nicolai's opera of "Falstaff," which varied the performance by the introduction of an incidental ballet. We must n)t omit to mention "La Garibaldiaa," compcsed by Signor Arditi for the reception of the Italian patriot at the Crystal Palace, but it was scarcely so suitable for an operatic performance. There was one especially grat if y i ng f eature i n th e concert which all real c oncert l overs mus t h a v e appreciated. There was not a single disappoint ment in the long list of eminent singers, and con sequently the audience was spared the annoyance so common on thus.) grand occasions. There was certainly no lack of performers nor tameness in the performances, and altogether the concert was an unqualified success. Signor Arditi did not fall into the error of some concert givers, and only summon to his aid foreign artistes, for native talent was strongly represented. Besides Madame Sherring ton and Madame Goddard, there was Mr. Santley, who gave Arditi's " Stirrup Cup" with great spirit and saccefss. The concert was not over until a late hour in the afternoon, when the audience dispersed apparently well satisfi e d w ith t h e en t er t a inment, for, thanks to the variety of the programme, it was less tedious than such lengthened concerts often are, and must certainly be ranked among the musical successes of tte season. SIR ROWLAND HILL'S PRECURSORS !—Ralph Allen of Bath (the " Aftworihy of Yon:. Jones) the friend of Pope, Fielding, Arbuthnot, &c., and the original owner of Prior Park, and John Palmer (the apostle of the great mail-coach era), were the principal pioneers of Sir Rowland Hill during the last century. It is scarcely credi ble how limited the communication was between towns of even the largest size and importance before the establish ment of the mail-coach system. The Treasury hlinuto for its commencement was dated in July, 1784. At that time a single letter-carrier sufficed for Liverpool. The London letter-bag had been known to arrive in Edinburgh scarcely forty years before (1745) with but one letter, addressed to the British Linen Company. And about the same time the Edinburgh mail is said to have arrived in London con taining but one letter, addressed to Sir William Pulteney, the banker. The coach began at six miles in an hour, but the official rate of speed was by-and-by advanced to eight, nine, and at last ten miles. When the last advance was made, the most dismal forebodings were entertained among the gloomier portion of the public as to the results of thus tempting Providence. Lord Chancellor Campbell relates that he was frequently warned against travelling in Palmer's mail coaches, on account of the fearful rate at which they flew, and instances were alleged of persons having died of apoplexy from the rapidity of the motion. However, the stimulus which the new coaches imparted to the service exceeded Palmer's m os t sangu i ne expectations. Three hun dred and eighty tow ns , w hich had before had but three deliveries of letters in the week, now received one daily. The Edinburgh coach required less time by sixty hours to travel from London, and there was a corresponding reduc• tion between towns at shorter distances. In the year 1784 the net revenue of the Pest- office was about £250,000. By 1814, the proceeds had increased sixfold, reaching the sum of a million and a half sterling. As a fitting supplement to the foregoing, we may add the following:—There is vow a total of 14,776 public receptacles for letters in the United Kingdom, which is more by ten thousand than the total number before the establishment of penny postage in 1840. The gross number of letters passing through the Post-office during 1863 was 642 millions, making no less than 22 to each person in the United Kingdom. As contrasted with the last year of dear postage, the number of letters show en eightfold in crease. The distance over which the mails travel with this enormous amount of correspondence, in the United Kingdom alone, is nearly 160,000 miles per day. Of the mails conveyed by railway a distance of 50,000 miles is ac complished every working day-72,000 miles per diem are traversed on foot—and the rest are carried by mail coaches, mail carts, and steamboats. Of the enormous gross revenue for 1863, which was stated before as £3,800,600, England contributed upwards of three millians ; and it should be added that this sum is exclusive of £130,000 arising from newspaper stamps, the charges for which are collected by the Coramii3diOnere of inland Revenue. AMERICA REPULSE OF GRANT WITH GREAT LOSS. - [ - REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] (Per the Asia via Crookhaven.) NEW YORK, JUNE 9 (Evening). Oa Friday General Grant attempted to force a passage over the Chickahominy, and was tepu!sed with the loss of 6,000 men. General Grant is reported to have abandoned the attempt to force Lee's Chickahominy line, and to be making a fresh combination for the capture of Richmond. The New York World asserts that Grant has commenced digging towards Lee's works. General Hunter has defeated the Confederates under Jones near Staunton, Western Virginia. Jones was killed. Hunter has occupied Staunton, and the Confederates have retreated to Way nesboro. General Sherman has occupied Ackworth. The Baltimore Convention has unanimously noininatEd Mr. Lincoln for President, and Andrew Johnson for the Vice• President. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. (Per the Asia via Halifax and Crookhaven.) NEW YORK, JUNE 9 (Evening.) Gold very much excited. Closing quotation to day-98k. Exchange on Loudon, 217; on Paris, 2.60. Stocks quiet. New York Centrals, 132 , 1; Illinois, 132; Erie, 1121; 5.20 Bonds, 105-1. DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, JUNE 17, 11.32 a.m. Fadrelandet of to-day believes itself able to state that Denmark consented to the prolongation of the armistice for another fortnight solely upnn the express condition that England maintain her proposal for the division of Schleswig; and, should it be rejected by the Germans, not to make as hitherto any fresh proposal on the subject of the division. PRUSSIA, AUSTRIA, AND THE CON- FERE N CE, VIENNA, JUNE 18. The Presse of to-day says :—" Prussia and Aus tria have agreed to consent either to the prolonga tion of the suspension of hostilities or to the conclu sion of a definitive armistice only upon the follow ing terms :--Denmark to consent to the cession of that portion of North Schleswig bounded by the Flensburg Sonder line, or at least to enter into negotiations based upon that line of demarcation." PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION, **TNE 17. HOUSE OF COMMONS , THE ASHANTEE WAR. Order for committee of supply read, Motion made question proposed, "That Mr. Speaker do now leave the chair." Amendment propoaed, to leave out from the word " That" to the end of the question, It order to add the words " her Majesty's Government, in landifig forces on the Gold Ccast for the purpose of waging war against the King of Ashantee, without making any sufficient provision for preserving the health of the troops to be employed there, have incurred a grave responsibility, and that this house laments the want of foresight which has caused so large a loss of life," instead thereof, Ques tion put, "That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the question," The house divided—Ayes, 233; Noes, 226. ' AYES —233. Acton, Sir J. Ewart, W. O'Brien, Sir P. Adani, W. P. Ewart J. C. Ogilvy, Sir J. Adeane, H. J. Ewing, 11. E. C. O'llagan, T. Agar-Ellis, L. G. Fenwick, E. M. O'Logulen, Sir C. Agnew, Sir A. Fenwick, H. Onslow, G. Andover, Lord Fermoy, Lord Osborne R. B. Angerstein, W. Finlay, A. S. Owen, Sir H. Anson, Major Foley, H. W. Pac&e, Col. Anstruther, Sir R. Forster, C. Padmore, R. Antrobus, E. Forster, W. E. Paget, C. Athlumney, Lord Foster, W. 0. Paget, Lord A. Aytoun. It. S. Fortescue, F. D. Paget, Lord C. Bagwell, J. Fortescue, C. S, Palmer, Sir R. Baines, E. Gavin, Major Palmerston, Viect. Baring, H. B. Gibson, T. M. Paxton, Sir J. Baring, Sir F. Gilpin, C. Peel, Sir 11. Baring, T. G. Gladstone, W. E. Peel, F. Baxter, W. E. Glyn, G. G. Fender, J. Bazley, T. Goldsmid, Sir F. l'eto, Sir M. Beaumont, W. B. Goschen, G. J. Pilkington, J. Beaumont, S. Gower, F. L. Pinney, Col. Bellew, R. M. Gower, G. W. L. Pollard Urquhart W Berkeley, H. F. Greenwood, J. Ponsonby, A. Berkeley, Col. Gregory, W. H. Portman, W. H. B. Biddulph, CoL Gregsou, S. Potter, E. Black, A. Grey, Sir G. Powell, J. J. Blencowe, J. G. Gurdon, B. Pryse, E. L. Bonham-Carter, J. Gurney, S. Pritchard, J. Bouverie, E. T. Hadfield, G. Proby, Lord - Brady, Dr Hanbtiry, R. Pugh, D. Browne, Lord J. T. Hankey, T. Ricardo, 0. Bruce, U. A. Hanmer, Sir J. Robartes, T. J. A. Buckley, Gen. Hardcastle, J. A. Robertson, D. Bulkeley, Sir R. Hartington,Marquls Roebuck, J. A. Buller, J. W. Nerve), Lord A. Russell, A. Buller, Sir A. W. Hayter, sir W. Russell, F. W. Bury, Viscount Ileadiam, T. E. Russell, Sir W. Butter, C. S. If eathcot., G. H. St. Aubyn, J. Butt, I. Henuerson, .T. Salomons,A.dermi Buxton, C. Henley, Lord t2cott, Sit W. Caird, J. Herbert, 11. A. Scrope, G. P. Cardwell, E. Hodgkinson, G. Seely, C. Carnegie, C. li odgson, K. Seymour, Digby Castlerosse, Vist. Holland, E. Shaft°, R. D. Cavendish, Lord G. Howard, C. W. G. Smith, Augustus Childers, H. u. E. Butt, W. Smith, J. A. Choluaeley, Sir M. Ingham, R. Stacpoole, W. Churchill, Lord A. Jervoise, Sir J. Stansfeld, J. Clay, J. Johnstone, Sir J. Steel, J. Clive, G. King, Y. J. L. Stuart, Col. Cobbett, J. M. Kinglake, A. W. Sykes, Col. W. H. Coke, Col. Kinglake, Serj. J. Talbot, C. R. M. Colebrooke, Sir T.E. Kingscote, Col. Thompson, H. S. Collier, sir R. P. Kinnaird, A. F. Thornhill, W. P. Cowper, W. F. Kuatclibull-Hugess Tollemache, F. J. Craufurd, E. H. J. Layard, A. H. Tracy, C. R. D. Crawford, It. W. Lanigan, J. Turner, J. A. Crossley, Sir F. Leatham, E. A. Vernon, H. F. Dalg,lish, R. Letevre, G. J. S. Villiers, C. P. Davey, H. Lewis, 11. Vivian, H. H. Davie, Sir H. R. F. Locke, J. Vyner, It A. Davie, Col. F. Lysley, W. J. Walter, J Denman, G. Mackie, J. Warner, E. Dent, J. D. Mainwarin', T. Watkins, Col. L. Dering, Sir E. Marjoribanks, D. C. Western, S. Dillwyn, L. L. Marsh, M. H. Westhead, J. P. B. Douglas, Sir C. Martin, P. W. Whalley, G. H. Doulton, F. Martin, J. Whitbread, S. Duff, M. E. Matheson, A. White, J. Duff, H. W. Merry, J. White, L. Duke, Sir J. Mildmay, H. Williams, W. Dundas, F. Miller, W. Winnington, Sir T Dundas, Sir D. Mills, J. R. Wood, Sir C. Dunkcllin, Lord Moffatt, G. Woods, 11. Dunlop, A. Al. Moncreiff, J. Wyvill, M. Dutton, R. H. Monsell, W. Ennis, J. Morris, D. Esmonde, J. Neate, C. Evans, T. W. Norris, J. T. TELLERS. Brand, H. Dunb,ir, Sir W. FRANCE. BOURSE, June 17.—The market continues heavy, and the limited amount of business done in Rente has been at slight decline. Threes, for the Account, are now at 66fr. 10c. Mobilier has also receded, the present quotations being 1,C67f. 50c. In Rail way Shares little doing, and the variation in prices not material. Thu market became rather firmer towards the close, and left 41 per Cents. 93 50 De. end month 3 per Cents Do. end month 66 15 Credit Mobilier 1082 50 Do. end month 1082 50 Bank Shares 3390 Creditkoncier 1240 Roman RA IL off as follows : Italian Loan 69 90 Do. end month 69 90 Ditto Threes .. 42 75 New Mexican sti 75 Russian Austrian .. — • Spunieh Threes 51 25 florae Debt Deferred Cash. Account. Orleans -.. 572 60 „. 873 75 Northern .... Lyons and Mediterranean 870 875 New ditto Southern W' stern Eastern Sardinian Austrian Loa•hard . North of Spain Saragossa.. Ditto to 13arcolona 651 25 .. 651 25 505 - -- 465 - 470 - 363 75 365 - 410 - 411 25 527 50 .. 528 75 438 75 .. 440 - b 65 573 75 262 50 257 50 MR. JUSTICE SHEE, accordin g to the Law Times of this day, presides at the annual dinner of the " Law Clerks' Society." The claims of this association to the respect and regards of the profession are very great. It is a noble endeavour of our most trusted and trustworthy ser vants to make provision for themselves and their families in the days of sickness and old age, and when death has de prived the wife and the child of their natural protector. It is unnecessary to enlarge upon the merits of the Law Clerks —they are known by experience to all of our readers. Those of them who cannot be present in perscn may express their approval by sending a subscription. SOCIETY OF ARTS' CONVERSAZIONE.—A very large gathering of the members of this society and their friends, amongst whom the proportion of ladies was very considerable, took ''.ace at the South Kensington Museum on Thursday evening. The company was re ceived by the chairman of the council, Mr William Hawes, The bands of the Coldstream Guards and the Royal Artillery played during the evening, and Madlle Adrienne Preschel performed upon the pianoforte in the room known as the National Gallery. LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS FOR THE ENSUING WEEK. — Monday—Asiatic, at 3. Tues day—Horticultural, at 3, ' Conifers,' Mr Murray —Statis tical, at 8, Statistics of Aberdeen,' Col. Sykes—' Crime in Russia,' Mr Michell—Ethnological, at 8, • Prehistoric Cave dwellers of Southern France,' Mr. Christy—' Supposed Infecundity of Human Hybrids or Crosses,' Mr Crawfurd. Wednesday—Society of Literature, at 4 1—Geological, at 8, Fossoliferous Rocks, Forfarshire,' Mr Powrie— 'Reptiliferous Rocks and Footprint-bearing Strata, N.E. Scotland,' Professor Harkness—' Bone and Cave Deposits of Reindeer Period, South of France,' Mr Evans—' Silu rian Rocks and Granite of the Donetz,' Professor Helmer sen—' Supposed Deposit of Boulder Clay, North Devon,' Mr Maw—' Former Existence of Glaciers in South of Scot land,' Mr Young—' Formation and Preservation of Lakes by Ice-action,' Mr Belt—' Geology of Hobart, Tasmania,' Mr Winkle. —Athenceuin. ALEXANDRA PARK.—This place of recreation practically opens for the season on the 22d inst., with a flower show, at which prizes to the amount of £7OO will be given by the company. Tho bands of the Grenadiers and 2nd Life Guards will be in attendance, and frequent trains will run from Farringdon-street and King's-cross to Wood•green station, but a hundred yards from the flower show. Arrangements are being made for holding a great fair in the month of July, and the Chalets a Boutiques are now being pat up close to the site of the flower show. The cricket ground is nearly complete, and the two cricket pa vilions are finished. The National Archery Association of England will hold their meeting on the 6th, 7th, and Sth of July, when prizes to the amount of £•500 will be shot for. There will be a monster gathering of Foresters on the 11th July, and a grand review of the cadets of the metropolis in the same month. CLOSING OF TILE LONDON THEATRES,—The pre sent slimmer will be noticeable for a more general closing of the \Vest-end theatres than has taken place for many seasons past. The Princess's, Olympic, Adelphi, and St. James's will next month be the only principal theatres open. The Lyceum closes on Saturday next ; the Strand Theatre will on the same night terminate its season in order to allow certain advantageous alterations to be made in the theatre; the last night of Astley's is Monday next, when Mr. E. T. Smith takes his bene‘it ; and the Haymarket will close its doors till September on Wednes day, July Gth, when Mr. Buckstone makes his annuul appeal to the grateful recollections of his old admirers.— Era. A CURIOUS METHOD OF REDUCING THE INTENSE HEADACHE experienced by fever patients has been lately pointed out by M. Guyon. It consists simply in Pressure exerted over the integument covering the temporal arteries. It was discovered quite accidentally in feeling the temples, rather than the wrist, in order to ascertain the frequency of the pulse. Whilst the physician com pressed the vessel, the patient exclaimed, " Conme•vous me soulsgez," and thus indicated the result produced by diminishing the supply of blood to the surface of the cranium. M. Guyon does not cousider that any serious results of an injurious nature follow compression of the "tempera's," inasmuch ss the blood finds channels in the various other branches of the " external carotids." WHERE'S THE JEST ?—The Charivarz publishes a woodcut representing the stage of theatre, on which three jockeys appear in energetic attitudes, singing— " Jarnais, jamais en France L'Anglais ne giigne,ra Below is published a notice that the opera of "Charles VI." is to be speedily reproduced, with new costuma and other appropriate adjuncts, NOES - 226. Adderley, C. B. Gore, J. R. 0. Northeote, Sir S. H. Annesley, Col. H. Gore, W. It. 0. O'Neill, E. Archdall, Capt.M.E. Graham, Lord W. 0' tt eilly, .tq. W. Astell, J. H. Greaves, E. Packe, C. W. Ayrton, A. S. Greenall, G. Pakcnham, Col. Bailey, C. Greene, J. Pakington, Sir J. Millie, 11. J. Gray, Capt, Palk, sir L. Baring, A. H. Grey deWilton,Lord Palmer, R. W. Barrow, W. H. Griffith, C. D. Papillon, P. 0. Barttelot, Col. Grogan, Sir E. Parker, Major W. Bateson, Sir T. Hamilton, Lord C. Peel, Gen. Bathurst, A. A. Hamilton, Major Pennant, Col. Bathurst, Co!. H. Hamilton, Viscount Powell, F. S. Beach, W. W. Hamilton, I. T. Powys-Lybbe, P. L Bective, Earl of Hardy, G. Repton, G. W. J. Beecrolt, G. S. Hardy, J. Ridley, Sir M. W. Bentinck, G. C. Hartopp, E. B. Rose, W. A. Berestord, D. Hassard, M. Rowley, R. 'f. Berkeley, C. P. F. Hennessy, J. P. Sclater-Booth, G. Bernard, Cul. Ilesketh, Sir T. Scott, Lord H. Blake, J. - Heygate, Sir F. Scully, V. Bond, J. W. Hill, if. C. Selwyn, C. J. Bovill, W. Hollord, R. S. Shelley, Sir J. V. Booth, Sir R. G. Holmesdale, Lord Sheridan, H. B. Bramley-Moore, J. Hopwood, J. T. Smith, Abel Bramston, T. W. Ilo.sali, T. B. Smith, Sir F. Bridges, Sir B. W. Ilotham, Lord Smith, M. Bruce, Major C. Howes. E. Smyth, Col. Bruce, Sir H. liunfoerstone, P. S. Smollett, P. B. Bruen, H. Hume, W. W. F. Somerset, Col. E. Burghley, Lord Humphery, W. homes, J. Cairns, Sir H. Hunt, G. W. Stanhope, J. B. Cargili, W. W. Ingestre, Viscount Stanley, Lord Cartwright, Col. Jervis, Captain Stracey, Sir H. Cave, S. Jolliffe, Sir W. Stronge, Col. Cecil, Lord R. Jolliffe, IL Stuart, Lt.-Col. W. Chapman, J. Jones, D. Sturt, H. G. Clifton, Sir it. Kekewich, S. T. Sturt, Lt.-Col. N. Clive, Capt. G. W. Kelly, Sir F. Surtees, H. B. Cobbold, J. C. Kennard, R. W. Talbot, W. C. Cochrane, A. D. B. Her, I). S. Taylor, Col. Cole, 11. Kerrison, Slr E. Thynne, Lord E. Cole, J. L. Knatchbull, W. Thynne, Lord IL Collins, T. Knightley, R. Tollemache, J. Conolly, P. Knox, Major W. S. Torrens, R. Corry, H. L. Laird, J. Trelusis, C. H. R. Cubitt, G. Lawson, W. Treherne, H. Curzon, Viscount Leader, N. P. Trelawny, Sir J. S Dalkeith, Earl of Leeke, Sir H. Trevor, Lord A. Darner, S. D. Lefroy, A. Trollope, Sir J. Dawson, E. P. Lennox, Lord G. G. Turner, C. Dickson, Col. Lennox, Lord H. G. Vance, J. Disraeli, B. Lennox, C. Vandelcur, Col. Drax, J. E. Leslie, C. P. Vansittart, W. Du Cane, C. Leslie, W. Verner, Sir W. Duncombe, W. E. Liddell, H. G. Verner, E. W. Dunne, Col. Longtield, R. Vyse, Co!. Du Pre, C. G. Lovaine, Lord Walcott, Admiral Edwards, Col. Lowther, Captain Walker, J. E. Egerton, E. C. Lyail, G. Walpole, S. if. Egerton, W. Lyg,on, F. Waterhouse, S. Elphtnstone, Sir J. Lytton, Sir E. B. Wattington, J. Fane, Col. Macaulay, K. Way, A. E. Farquhar, Sir M. Malcolm, J. W. Welby, W. E . Fergusson, Sir J. Malins, R. Whiteside, J. }'errand, W. Manners, Lord J. Whitmore, H. Filmer, Sir E. Maxwell, CoL Wyld, J. Fitzgerald, W. S. Miller, T..J. Wyndham, P. Fleming, T. W. Montagu, Lord R. Wynn, Sir W. Floyer .i. Montgomery, Sir G. Wynn, C. W. W. Forde, Col. Mordaunt, Sir C. Wynne, W. W. B . Forester, Gen. Morgan, Major lorke, J. It. Fraser, Sir W. A. Mowbray, J. R. Galway, Viscount Mundy, W. Gard, R. S. Naas, Lord George, J. Noel, G. J. Hay, Sir J Goddard, A. L. North, Col. Seymour, Danby TELLERS, The Civil Service. II0ME• OFFICE-A sub-inspectorship of factories has be come vasant by the death of Mr W. Hicks, sub-inspector, Painswick, Gloucestershire. POOR LAW BOARD—A clerkship in the Poor Law Board Whitehall, has become racant by the death of Mr D. James, second-class clerk, junior division. THE AMMIRALTY-Mr T. White, second-class draughts man, Devonport dockyard, has been appointed inspector of shipwrights, vice Potter, superannuated—Mr G. Richards has been appointed to be leading man of joiners, Devonport dockyard, vice May, promoted to be an inspector. CUSTOMS-Mr G. Bidgool has been appointed an cut officer, London. INLAND REVENUE—Stamps and Tax Branch—Mr W. A. Hore has been appointed a copying clerk in the licence office—Mr J. Coldbeck, surveyor of taxes at York, has re tired upon superrannuation —Mr J, H. Pollock, assistant surveyor, has been appointed to a surveyorship of the fifth class, and appointed to the Merthyr Tydvil district, vice Beet—Mr E. D. Jonas, surveyor, fifth class, to the fourth class, and appointed , to the Huntingdon district, vice Pears* —Mr C.W. Loeds, surveyor, fourth class, to the third class, and appointed to Norwich, vice Haworth—and Mr H. Haworth, surveyor of tLe third class, to the second class, and appointed to York, vice Coldbeck. The following trans fers have been made at the request of the surveyors ;—Mr G, Best, from Merthyr Tydvil to Hexham—Mr J. A. Cross, from Hexham to Aberystwith—Mr T. F, Pearse, from Huntingdon to Colchester—Mr W. Wilson, from Col chester to Burton-on-Trent—Mr J. Macpherson, from Bur ton-on-Trent to Glocester. IRELAND-Mr W. S. Kelly has been appointed chief distributor of stamps for the King and Queen's counties, the c linty of Westmeath, and the town of Athlone, in the room of Mr J. Pim, deceased. THE EAST INDIES—Mr F. B. Peacock, of the Bengal Civil Service, hap been confirmed in his appointment to officiate as registrar of the High Court of Judicature, Ben gal, in its appellate jurisdiction—Mr C. Robertson, joint magistrate and deputy collector at Benares, has been appointed to officiate as assistant-secretary to the Government, N. W. Provinces—Mr A. C. Lyall, joint magistrate and deputy collector at Agra, to offi ciate as magistrate and collector of the Agra district — Mr C. A. Daniell, joint magistrate and d e puty-collector of the 2d grade at MIJ, zu ff ernugg ur, to be a joint magistrate and deputy collector of the Ist grade. M r J. W. Quinton, officiating joint magistrate and deputy collector at Meerut, to be a joint magistrate and deputy collector of the 2d grad and Mr E. S. Rober tson, assistant magistrate and collector at Goruckpore , to officiate as a joint magistrate and deputy collector—Mr E, Montagu, assistant to the magistrate and collector of Boolundahuhur, has been trans ferred in the same capacity to Moozuffernuggur ; and Mr G. E. Ward, assistant to the magistrate and collector of Sahanunpore, in the same capacity to Boclundshuhur—Mr J. F. D. Inglis has been appointed to be commissioner of t h e Rohilcund division —M r J. Power to be civil and sessions judge of Moradabad—Mr H. S. Reid to be magis trate and collector of Moradabad—Mr F. B. Pearson to be judge of the Court of Strider Dewanny and Nizamut Ada wult—Mr M. Thornhill to be civil and sessions judge of Cawnpore, but will officiate as civil and sessions judge of Meerut—Mr R, Srankie to be civil and sessions judge of Jounpore—M r C. R. Lindsay to be magistrate and collect. for of Saharunpore—Mr R. C. Oldfield to be magistrate and collector of Furruckabad—and Mr 0. F. Mayne to be magistrate and collector of Agra, but will continue to officiate as magistrate and collector of Budaou. A verdict of wilful murder was returned against Myers, the Sheffield grinder, on Thurslay, for killing his wife. The murder was a most cruel and deliberate one, and the jury could nave no Qther alternative than the decisive verdict, , ti,o3ll°T. HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, June 17. The Queen, accompanied by their Royal Hig Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse and Printe rs Helena, took a drive in an open carriage and four yeste rda y after noon, attended by Lord Charles Fitzroy, on hors eback : His Royal Highness Prince Alfred, attende d by Lieut. Haig, arrived at the Castle last night from Lond on. The Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster arrived.at the Castle yesterday, and had the honour of dining with the Queen and Royal family. hnesses Her Majesty, accompanied by her Royal Highness the Princess Louis of Hesse, drove out this morning, attended by the Equerry in Waiting. Princes., Helena, Princess Louise, Prince Alfred, an d Prince Louis of Hesse rode, attended by the Bon. Iloratia Stopford. Their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, attended by Mademoiselle de Grancy and Captain von Westerweller, quitted the Castle this afternoon for Marlborough House, on a visit to their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Prince Alfred, attended by Lieutenant Haig, also werlt to London. Their Royal Highnesses the Grand Duke and Gra nd Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz and his Royal Hig hne" the Prince Adolphus, attended by Baron Luhe, visited her Majesty, and remained to luncheon. Viscount Sydney, Lord Chamberlain, had an aud ience of the Queen to present three addresses from the House of Lords to her Majesty. The Prince and Princess of Wales. The Prince of "Wales rode on horseback yesterdaY , a ce n " panied by Prince Alfred and Pri nc e L ou is of Hesse) attended by Lieutenant-Colonel Keppel and Lieuterol Haig. The Princess:of Wales took a carriage drive, accoreP ilied by Princess Louis of Hesse. The Prince and Princess of Wales, the Prince and cess Louis of Hesse, and Prince Alfred honoured - Marchioness of Westminster with th e i r compan y at her bal in the evening. The Prince and Princess of Wales at Grosvenor House, gra n The Marchioness of W es t m i nster gave a gra ball last night in honour of the visit of their Bel a Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales to Grosvenor House. G rea t p reparat i ons were made for Were the reception of the ill us t r i ous v i s i tors , w ho accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Pr ince and Princess Loui s o f H esse an d P r i nce Alf r ed. 1.1- magnificent picture g a ll er y an d connecting Buttef saloons which contain the valuable and c hoice e °. lection of paintings by the ancient masters, univer sally known as " th e G rosvenor C o ll ect i on ," were thrown open on th e cccas i on , an d together with t " - f staircase profusely adorned by the choicest flowers and rare plants. The elegant apartm etlts and valuable works o f ar t h ave so often b °ll described that it is needless to say more 0313 that they were admired by all present. 1 1 , 11 , ° gardens in the rear of th e mans i on h a d t h e walk s arranged with variegated lamps, and from tbe t . branches of the trees were suspended hundreds a e coloured lamps. Th e w h o l e , as v i ewe d from windows, had a charming effect, and owing to the fiusness of the weather the lamps retained the'..' lustre to the break of d a y. Th e i r R oya l Higho sses the Prince and Princess of Wales, accompanie d b , l , Prince and Prince ss L ou i s o f H esse an d Fr ia : - Alfred, arrived a f ew m i nu t es b e f ore 11 o'cloc k having in their suite the Marchioness of Carina" then, Lieut.-Colonel Leppel, Baron W e steracal ler ' and the Baroness de Grancy. Their Royal High nesses the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Meelt" lenburg Strelitz, attend e d by L a dy Caroline cast and Baron Luhe, arrived shortly before the Pri nce and Princess of Wales. On the Prince and PrinPe sB of Wales alighting from the Royal carriage, they were cordially received by the Marquis and :ga r ; chioness of Westminster, the Earl Grosvenor, liG ru Richard and L idy Theodore Grosvenor being in the vestibule to receive the Royal person ages. Lord Grosvenor conducted the Princess of Wales to the saloon, the Prince of Wales giving hi s arm to the noble hostess. On the entrance of the illustrious company Coate and Tinney'a band played the National Anthem. After a short interchange of recognitions among the leading visitors the Prince and Princess of Wales and the Royal party proceeded to the ballroom, where seats were Se t apart for the Royal party on a dais covered with crimson. Dancing commenced at a quarter past 11 o'clock, the ball being opened by a quadrille. the Prince of Wales dancing with Lady Constance Grosvenor, the Princess of Wales giving her han d to the Earl Grosvenor. In the same quadrille the Princess Louis of Hesse had for a partner Lord Richard Grosvenor, Prince Alfred the Marchioness of Carmarthen, and Prince Louis of Hesse the Lady Theodora Grosvenor. Their Royal Higilh eebea the Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Mary, attended by Lady Geraldine swaer.t a set and Captain Cu s t, did n o t arrive until after the dancing had com i neaced. Their Roya l Highnesses were received at the entrance by the Marchioness of Westminster. Their Serene WO ° nesses the Prince and Princess Edward of SA° 4 l Weimar, the Earl and Count ess R usse ll, the and Countess of Clarendon, were among the ear" arrivals, but it was nearly midnight when the c3 ,, r ; lieges discontinued to set down company. royal supper table was laid out in the picture g a b lery, covers being laid for 18 persons. A BeP e b r ie table t display of gold plate w as pl ace d on t h e royal t e , and buffets. In the same noble apartment a was laid out for supper for the general company' His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge entertained the Grand Duke and Duchais of Mecklenburg; Strelitz and the Hereditary Grand Duk e Adolphus an e select party at dinner, last evening, at liloucester Baron Luhe and Baron von Plessen were in attendance on their royal highnesses. His Serene Highness the Prince N,Vindischg rat° and the Prince Victoria Windischgratz haw taken til e " departure from the Brunswick Hotel, Jermy n-street. Baroness Brunnow's dancin g party is take place on Wednesday, duly 13. fixed t° a The Earl and Countess of D er by w ill give a '1.,,ai3 banquet on the 27th inst., at th e i r mans i on in St- J ain rn 's. square, to meet his Royal Hi g h ness t h e Duke of Cam bridge. buidge. The Earl and Countess of Malmeabury ha ve sent out invitations for a grand dinner on the 22d inst. , to race', their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary. The Countess Stanhope has issued cards for co evening party on the 28th inst., at the family residence to Grosvenor-place. The Right Hon. Chichester Fortescae, M.V., a nd Frances Countess Waldegrave leave town to-day for Strata" berry Hill. The Hon. Parker Jervis, Mrs. Jervis, an d the Misses Jervis have arrived at the Queen's Hotel, Upper Norwood. M ARRIA GE IN HIGH LIFE,--Th e marl iage of Lady Constance %Voronzow Murray, second daughter cf the Countess of Dunmore, and sister of the present Es." l l Lord Elphinstone, was celebrated on Thursday last' at Andrew's Church, Dunmore, Falkirk, N.B ,in the pr , enc of a large family party, i nc l u di ng the M arqu is and A': chionese of Ailesbury, Viscount and Viscountess de lies" the Earl and Countess of Southesk, Lady Abercrombh B°. After the ceremony the wedding party proceeded to Dun more Park, to partake of a sumptuous wedding breakfast' Early in the afternoon the noble lord and his wife left for Drummond Cantle, Perthshire, the seat of Lord and lA cl /' Willoughby de Eresby. THE LATE LORD ADOLPHUS V ANE TEMP IMP.—The remains of Lord Adolphus Vane Tempest were removed on Thursday last from his house in Chester square to Wynyard Park, near Stockton-on-Tees, prepare; tory to interment in the ancestral vault of the Tee3Pcs, family. The Earl Vane, the Duke of Marlb orou g h, and other members of the family go to Wynyard for the funeral. THE DUKEDOM OF CHATELHERAULT.—It h been stated that the title of Doc de Chatelherault has baS een confirmed by the Emperor of the French to the puke of Hamilton. This is correct ; but it is likely that the deci sion may be reversed, as Lord Abercorn, who represents the male line inheriting the title—as Lord Derby does the female line—has protected through our Embassy at Paris, and, as we are informed, with strong probability of success. —The Owl. TRE ZOUAVE " DE TROP !"—The Zouhve, w ho is brave in the &id (says the Times' Paris correspondent), and jovial in quarters, and who doubtless deserves well 9f his country, was so often before you (the other day la Paris) that he was looked upon as a bore. He was evory t i. where, and in every possible and imp ossible condition ands attitude. People grew co satiated of his .ha, hisL't I throat, his bushy beard, his jac ket, and. his solu red breeches that they came to ate t right of ""'